Last weekend, I launched "Monster Rock" to Rock 'N Roll to give players another challenging yet fun end level battle in this game... [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29389580/ff433e47bcd9966f25f5417c7db77b0507ec22f8.png[/img] And now, I am pleased to say a whole new end-level bonus round has been coded and added to Rock 'N Roll! I call this new mode "Earth Protect!" and while it's all about blasting asteroids again, this time things work a little different. Once you start the Earth Protect mode, you'll quickly see that you can no longer fly around wherever you desire, but instead rotate around the Earth in an orbit. Simply rotate clockwise or counter clockwise and blast the incoming asteroids before they smack the Earth! You'll see how many asteroids at it's usual location in the UI and the trick here is simply keeping Earth as healthy as you can before the round ends. - The Earth CANNOT be destroyed on this mode! - You CANNOT die in this mode! "Earth Protect" is all about giving you a fun round to try and gobble up some resources to sell and score as many points as you can before it ends. In the middle of the UI, right underneath the Earths health bar, you'll see the score for this round so far, and to the right of that you'll see a score multiplier. Keep Earth from getting a scratch, and after the last asteroid has been taken out, you could rake up to a 50X score multiplier! ..That's the potential for a lot of points just for having a quick fun round with zero risk of losing lives or getting the Earth destroyed! CONTROLS for Earth Protect: With the controller, left and right on your left thumb stick rotate your ship around Earths orbit. A button to fire, and right throttle allows you to move at double speed around the the Earth. Using the Keyboard and Mouse: A & D to rotate left and right. W or SHIFT moves you at double speed around the Earth. Left Mouse button or Space fires. The R key on the keyboard can be toggled on and off in this round to give you permanent 2X speed without needing to use a button or key to throttle. Each game will remember this throttle setting if you play more then one round of Earth Protect in a game, but if you start a new game, you'll need to hit the R key again to activate it again. Keep in mind, all of the key bindings are adjustable to whatever keys you prefer from the controls settings on the main menu. Health packs can be collected in this round as they pass by and instantly restore a little of the damage done to the Earth. Resources will also float by you to tempt you. Resources score their typical immediate points for collecting them and can be sold at the Galactic Selling Station after the bonus round for the usual choices of either more points or GalaxCasH to buy cool stuff and upgrades at the Galactic Upgrade Station (GUS). This table, though old now is still very accurate today on points and GalaxCasH values I do believe. It should give you a good idea anyhow of what is worth what if you haven't seen this chart yet: [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29389580/6c2fca98277a779f1ba8c630a7940353db13e3d1.jpg[/img] Want to play or try out the "Earth Protect!" mode without needing to advance there? As with my "Monster Rock!" end-level challenge mode I added last week, you can start a new game right at the "Earth Protect!" mode by holding CTRL and pressing the P key on your keyboard from the Main Menu. As with using CTRL and M to go right to "Monster Rock!" from the main menu, this will label you as a "cheater" at the end game stat screen and your game score will NOT be uploaded to Steam. But this offers you a fast and easy way to jump right to the content you want should you feel the desire to do so! ..Options are always good, right? ;-) I hope you all have a great weekend and Happy Fathers Day to you all especially if you are a father out there! As always, "Rock On!"